Review of Faculty Workload &
CompensationTCC Board of Trustees Workshop
May 18, 2016
Workshop Background• Discovered variations in accountability
for faculty reassignments• Inconsistencies in allocation of
reassignments within and across academic divisions
• Improvements are needed in the process to review and administer equitably
Address the following questions: • What are the names of faculty, the
number of courses they teach, the number of contact hours assigned, amount release time granted, and their teaching loads and compensation?
• What is required according to state statute?
Workshop Purpose
• What are other Florida colleges’ policies related to faculty teaching load?
• What are the reassigned responsibilities performed by faculty at TCC?
Workshop Purpose
• “Each full-time member of the teaching faculty at any Florida College System institution... shall teach a minimum of 15 classroom contact hours per week.”
• “The required classroom contact hours per week may be reduced upon approval of the president.”
Florida Statute 1012.82
Source: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/1012.82
Faculty Workload in Policy• 05-04: Faculty Hours of Work• 05-08: Reassigned Time• 05-09: Teaching Load
TCC Policy 05-04Faculty Hours of Work
• “[Faculty members’] assignments require forty (40) or more hours of professional services to the College each week.”
• “A faculty member must provide for a total time of at least twenty-five (25) hours in an instructional capacity, that is, available to students in the classroom and through office hours...”
Source: https://presentations.tcc.fl.edu/BOT/BOTPages/05-04.aspx
TCC Policy 05-09Teaching Load
• “A full-time teaching load at the College is based on class size, the number of preparations, and the total student contact hours.”
• “The teaching load formula is derived in the following manner: contact hours for each course taught times the number of students enrolled in assigned sections, scaled to account for number of different preparations.”
Source: https://presentations.tcc.fl.edu/BOT/BOTPages/05-09.aspx
Faculty Workload Policies• Across the System, colleges adopted
different policies and methods for determining teaching load, such as:– 15 contact hour minimum – Point systems – Discipline-specific approach– Formula
• TCC is the only college in Florida to use a formula in establishing load
TCC Teaching Load Formula• Class size• Number of preparations • Total student contact hours
Source: https://presentations.tcc.fl.edu/BOT/BOTPages/05-09.aspx
TCC Teaching Load FormulaNumber of Preps
1234
Number of Student Contact Hours (SCH)450 - 550 375 - 450300 - 375250 - 300
Course Contact Hours Enrollment SCHMAT 1033 3 35 105MAT 1033 3 37 111MAC 1105 3 32 96MAC 1105 3 38 114
Total 12 142 426
Example
TCC Teaching Load FormulaNumber of Preps
1234
Number of Student Contact Hours (SCH)450 - 550 375 - 450300 - 375250 - 300
Course Contact Hours Enrollment SCHMAT 1033 3 35 105MAT 1033 3 37 111MAC 1105 3 32 96MAC 1105 3 38 114
Total 12 142 426
Example
TCC Teaching Load FormulaNumber of Preps
1234
Number of Student Contact Hours (SCH)450 - 550 375 - 450300 - 375250 - 300
Course Contact Hours Enrollment SCHMAT 1033 3 35 105MAT 1033 3 37 111MAC 1105 3 32 96MAC 1105 3 38 114
Total 12 142 426
Example
TCC Teaching Load FormulaNumber of Preps
1234
Number of Student Contact Hours (SCH)450 - 550 375 - 450300 - 375250 - 300
Course Contact Hours Enrollment SCHMAT 1033 3 35 105MAT 1033 3 37 111MAC 1105 3 32 96MAC 1105 3 38 114
Total 12 142 426
Example
0
100
200
300
400
500
<10 11-19 20-29 30-39 >40
285363319
151103
373425
306
14089
Class SizeFall 2015 Spring 2016
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Number of Students
Num
ber o
f Clas
ses
0
30
60
90
10.9 or less 11-14.9 15-15.9 16 or more
1023
84
60
1220
83
62
Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Num
ber o
f Fac
ulty
Contact Hours
Contact Hours for Faculty
TCC Policy 05-08Reassigned Time
• “...the College may reassign a faculty member to a non-instructional assignment for service that benefits the College.”
• Reassignments made on an annual basis• Annual written reports submitted through
the appropriate dean• Faculty member expected to accomplish
all of the objectives...Source: https://presentations.tcc.fl.edu/BOT/BOTPages/05-08.aspx
TCC Faculty ReassignmentsFall 2015
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
19%
81%Faculty with ReassignmentNo Reassignment
Reassignment ActivityFaculty Reassignment Activity for Spring 2016 by Type
Program chair/Lead faculty (29)Learning Commons (26)Coordination of student programs such as Talon, Eyrie, Model UN (13)Curriculum development and revision of program or courses (9)Center for Professional Enrichment coordination and activities (3)Faculty Senate Chair (2)
Source: TCC Division of Academic Affairs
Accreditation (2)Quality Enhancement Plan Coordinator (1)
Reassignment ActivityFaculty Reassignment Activity for Spring 2016 by Type
Course coordination (54)Mentoring adjuncts (25)Serving on departmental and college-wide committees (21)Selecting textbooks (10)Screening committees (4)Scheduling block exams (2)Portfolio mentor (1)
Source: TCC Division of Academic Affairs
Block exam coordinator (1)Advising center (1) Assist students in securing industry certifications (1) Help daycare workers understand need for certification (1)Student review and mentor sessions (1) Developing tutorials (1)
0
30
60
90
10.9 or less 11-14.9 15-15.9 16 or more
1023
84
60
1220
83
62
Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Num
ber o
f Fac
ulty
Contact Hours
Contact Hours for Faculty
0
30
60
90
10.9 or less 11-14.9 15-15.9 16 or more
3644
77
20
4644
70
17
Contact Hours for FacultyInclusive of Additional Contact Hours
Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Num
ber o
f Fac
ulty
Contact Hours
Percentage of Faculty Teaching Additional Class(es)Fall 2015
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
24%
76%Faculty Teaching Additional Class(es)Faculty Not Teaching Additional Class(es)
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class (Extra)
Reassignment
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
Impact of Reassignments on Teaching LoadsNo Extra Class vs. Reassignment Plus Extra Class
Faculty Member A Teaching Load
15 Contact Hours
Faculty Member B Teaching Load
15 Contact Hours
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
Faculty Member A Teaching Load
15 Contact Hours
3 hour class (Extra)
Reassignment
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
3 hour class
Impact of Reassignments on Teaching LoadsNo Extra Class vs. Reassignment Plus Extra Class
Additional classes cost TCC $3,600 per class
Faculty Member B Teaching Load
15 Contact Hours
TallahasseeMiami Dade
Florida SouthWesternDaytona
HillsboroughSante Fe
Florida State College at JacksonvilleNorthwest Florida
State College of FloridaCentral Florida
ValenciaSouth Florida
St. Johns RiverSeminole
Lake SumterIndian River
PolkFlorida Keys
Pensacola
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000
Source: TCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
$3,600 per course
Average of other Florida colleges$1,892
Extra Class Pay Rate Per Course For Faculty with Master’s Degrees
Note: Based on sample of 18 Florida colleges (colleges with faculty classification method similar to TCC).
Indian RiverSt. Petersburg
Miami DadeDaytonaBroward
Florida KeysTallahassee
FL SouthWesternPalm Beach State
PolkValencia
Central FloridaFla SC at Jax
Pasco-HernandoSeminole StateEastern Florida
State College FLHillsborough
Gulf CoastNorthwest FlaSouth Florida
Florida GatewaySanta Fe
PensacolaSt. Johns River
ChipolaLake SumterNorth Florida
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000
2015-16 Base Salary
Source: Florida Department of Education Fact Book 2016, Table 6.6T
TCC ranks 7th among 28 colleges in base pay for faculty
• How can accountability for reassignments be improved and inconsistencies in the allocation of reassignments be reduced?
• What are the pros and cons of determining teaching load using methods that other colleges use?
• What alternatives exist to reduce class size at TCC?
Questions to Address
• How can the number of faculty on reassigned time be reduced?
• What is the rationale for the high cost per course of teaching an extra class at TCC?
• What would the pros and cons be to restricting overloads to teaching extra courses in excess of 15 hours?
Questions to Address
• Should faculty be paid for additional responsibilities that cannot be managed within their 40 hour week in lieu of reassigned time?
Questions to Address
Faculty Questions• Which Florida colleges, if any, require
faculty to perform advising duties?• What is the average class size in number of
students at all other Florida colleges?• What is the average teaching load, in terms
of number of students taught, of full-time faculty at all other Florida colleges?
• Which Florida colleges, if any, require faculty to maintain complete attendance records, through Starfish or other systems?
• What is the number, names, and division of faculty teaching four courses who are under the minimum load on the college’s loading formula, giving for each the number of students being taught under load?
• What is the number, names, and division of faculty teaching four courses who are over the minimum load on the college’s loading formula, giving for each the number of students being taught over load?
Faculty Questions
Next Steps• Create a work group in collaboration
with faculty to address questions- 17 members- 2 faculty from each Academic Division
(representative of disciplines within each Division)
- 2 deans- Business Office- Human Resources- Institutional Effectiveness
Next Steps• Provost to call for volunteers among
the faculty• Names to be submitted to the Faculty
Senate Chair• Volunteers to be chosen by the
Provost and Faculty Senate Chair
Next Steps• The Provost and President will meet
with the work group and provide charge to the group
• Recommendations from the work group are to be submitted to the Provost by August 1
• Recommendations to be presented to the Board of Trustees at the August board meeting
Review of Faculty Workload &
CompensationTCC Board of Trustees Workshop
May 18, 2016
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